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The Bears likely will be in England by the time you read this, having flown off cheerfully Monday after whipping the Panthers 36-10 on Sunday.
The Panthers aren’t very good, but a win’s a win. Now the Bears will play the not-very-good Jaguars on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, and another victory seems likely.
But these frequent trips to England that NFL teams are making are about more than W’s and L’s. Consider that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is going to London to watch the Bears and to seize the football moment to promote the international business possibilities of our ‘‘City of Big Shoulders’’ and, notably, bigger debts.